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From: pjk@hou2a.UUCP (P.KEMP)
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Subject: Re: TARDIS Mass (what is it?)
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Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 17:43:15 EDT
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It has been mentioned that the mass of the TARDIS
is 4 X 17,000 tons.  Is this Metric tonnes or British
(Imperial?) tons?

But, "The Doctor Who Program Guide" Vol. 2 states the mass as:

"...having a weight of (10 X 10) power 5 kilos [under
more or less normal gravity conditions]"

I always thought that the parenthesis were misplaced,
and that the mass is 10 X 10^5 (or 10^6) kg.

4 X 17,000 tonnes = 6.8 X 10^7 kg

British ton = ? kg

Does anyone have a copy of the story (or its
novelization) that the "(10 X 10) power 5" figure
is quoted from?
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			Paul Kemp
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